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Aug 21 2022

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 162

By Kevin Roche Commentary 6 Comments
Even while overseas, the research summaries continue to flow.
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Aug 21 2022

Get Ready for Health Care Inflation

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Health care will do its share and then some to keep inflation high.
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Aug 18 2022

Coronamonomania Lives Forever, Part 161

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
All the research summaries that are fit to print.
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Aug 17 2022

Year-Over-Year Comparison Chart, August 11

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
Another comparison of the multi-year epidemic reveals an apparent plateauing, but testing skews everything.
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Aug 17 2022

Age Structure Charts, Population Rates, August 11

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
The population rate version of the age structure of the epidemic, which is a somewhat better way to look at trends by age.
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Aug 17 2022

Age Structure Charts, Raw Numbers, August 11

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Another update on the age structure as well--same old, same old--all the serious disease is in older folks.
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Aug 16 2022

Electricity Prices

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
Electricity rates are rising rapidly.
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Aug 16 2022

Breakthrough Events, Ages 65 and Over

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
For the 65 and over age group, being vaxed and boosted appears to provide protection against serious disease.
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Aug 16 2022

Breakthrough Events, Ages 50 to 64

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Vaccines appear to do little to prevent infection in this age group, but do seem to inhibit serious disease.
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Aug 16 2022

Breakthrough Events, Ages 18 to 49

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
For young adults, the vaccines have limited protection against infection, but do seem to limit serious disease.
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Kevin RocheThe Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

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This is an outstanding report on total global drug spending and trends, with projections out to 2025.  It helps you understand this important area of health care, which does much...
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The Office of the Actuary annual report on national health spending, covering 2018.
December 7, 2019
2019 Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Report
October 1, 2019
MedPAC 2019 Report to Congress
June 18, 2019

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December 2, 2025
Press Ganey, which provides market research for health plans and providers , is being purchased by health care survey firm Qualtrics for $6.75 billion.  Both companies claim this is all...
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About This Blog

The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry through Roche Consulting, LLC. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com. © Roche Consulting, LLC. Terms of Use.

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